The end of June finally brought with it fantastic, warm, sunny weather here on the island! It has been wonderful after the wild winter we had. A record-breaking snowfall in January caused the city of St. John’s to declare a state of emergency, close businesses and prohibit anyone from leaving their homes. (Sound familiar? It’s like it was a foreshadowing of what was to come just a few months later).
If you don’t remember the winter we had here on the Avalon Peninsula, this post and this post will jog your memory :). I know it was a winter we’ll never forget…
But this post is not about snow. It’s about the vibrant colours of summer I have thoroughly enjoyed – the trees, the grass, the flowers, the sky and the sea.
A lot of working-from-home and reading took place in our beautiful backyard:
We enjoyed a bit of site-seeing at windy Cape Spear in June:
Our backyard rhubarb patch and the spoils:
Hiking on my favourite trail in Middle Cove:
Some fond memories being hung in the house:
Parishioners sharing tastes of the Atlantic – one caught his quota of Cod fish in 30 minutes and the other (our catechumen from Labrador) gifted us with Smoked Artic Char when he visited. The Artic Char was ‘good-to-go’ but the Cod needed to be filleted:
We had plans to move away from Newfoundland this summer and serve elsewhere in God’s vineyard but those plans did not come to fruition. We’re content to continue labouring for the Lord on this sometimes-snowy/ sometimes-warm island in the North Atlantic Ocean.
Lastly, here are the wild lupins on the walking trail behind our house:
matushka constantina
lessons from a monastery 
Your pictures are awesome. You are a great pheeotographer! I am so glad you have been able to enjoy a beautiful summer. I loved your books. I am 73 , a life long Roman Catholic. The Jesus prayer has been part of my prayer for a long time. I love and reverence icons. I would fill the house with incense if I could. God is ever present and so good to us. All glory be to Him!
On Fri, Aug 21, 2020, 10:39 AM lessons from a monastery wrote:
> matushka constantina posted: ” The end of June finally brought with it > fantastic, warm, sunny weather here on the island! It has been wonderful > after the wild winter we had. A record-breaking snowfall in January caused > the city of St. John’s to declare a state of emergency, close bus” >
My the Lord bless you both and thank you for making our home a more beautiful place to celebrate.